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by socillion 4742 days ago
The insecticide was Safari (Dinotefuran) which is toxic to bees, and it has been confirmed that it killed them.

http://www.opb.org/news/blog/ecotrope/state-confirms-pestici...

This was also concluded a few days ago: http://www.opb.org/news/blog/ecotrope/xerces-society-wilsonv...